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JWj^ MARY D. BRINE, 

and Joys for Wee Girls and Boys," " Papa's Little Daughters," " Four Little Friends," 
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NEW YORK: 

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Well, Tom, my bov, T will sav good-bye! 

I've bad a wonderful \ isit lure ; 
Enjoyed it, too. as well as I might 

\|i hi from all that my heart holds dear. 
Maybe I've been a trifle rough — 

" A little awkward " — your wife would say. 
And very likely I've missed the hint 

Of your city polish, day by day. 

But somehow, Tom, tho' the same old roof 

Sheltered us both when we were boys, 
And the same dear mother-love watched us both, 

Sharing our childish griefs and joys; 
N el you are almost a stranger now. 

Your ways and mine are as far apart 
As tho' we never had thrown an arm 

Around each other with loving heart. 

Your city home is a palace, Tom ! 

Your wife and children are fair to see ; 
n't breathe in the little cot 

The humble home that belongs to m, . 
And I am lost in your grand, large I 

And dazed with the wealth on everj side ; 
And I hardly know my brother. Tom, 

In the midst of so much stately pride. 



Yes ' the concert Teas grand last night, 
The singing splendid ' but. do you know 

\1 1 heart kr-pt 1. iiiging the e\cnnlg through 
For another concert— so sweel and low 

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I shul my eyes in the hall la< 
(F01 the clash of the musii 
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And soft an I sweet as the music fell 

From the mother's lips I could hear the coo 
Ol u,\ baby girl, as with drowsy tongue 

She echoed the song with " goo-a-goo." 
Together they sang — the mother and babe, 

My h it' and child - bj the 1 ottage doot 
Aye, that is the concert, brother Tom. 

Mv ears are aching to hear once more. 



So now good-bye ! and 1 wish you well. 
And many a year of wealth and gain : 
)",>/< were born to be rich and gay, 
/am content to be poor and plain. 
I lack to my country home 
With a love that absence has strengthened, 
I'.ni k to the concert all my own, 
Mother's singing, and baby's coo. 

Mary D. 1 



